184 Yan Past: The Cold Palace (1/2)
Inside of the Cold Palace, Yan walked calmly. He goes towards the place where his mother is held. The outline of the palace is not complicated and he had come here a few times before just for a small talk. Because of that, the guards no longer pay any attention to him and let him walk by himself to his mother room.
”Mother, Yan'er is here,” Yan greeted.
A woman is inside the room. Her clothes were disheveled, but her face was still as pretty as the other noble consort, not in the slightest bit lacking. The servants by the side moved back and let their Madam walked to the front impatiently.
”Yan'er, you come.”
”Yes Mother,” Yan smiled. His mother is still looked the same as before, but the times inside the Cold Palace had made her starting to lose her charm. He felt pained that he cannot help his mother, but he will surely take her out of here.
Yan mother, Madam Qin, was still in her thirties. She was one of the emperor concubines before getting thrown into the Cold Palace and stayed here for a decade
”Come, take a seat.”
Yan sat on the floor, near his mother. Madam Qin looked at Yan expression carefully.
”Is there anything wrong, my child?”
”I have just lost a friend, mother. He's a good kid and love to play around with us. I, Soujin, and Ming Hui, often play with him once a week. But because he has important identities, he is often targeted by other people. A few days ago, he was killed in a fire because of a woman.”
Madam Qin put her hand on Yan head and strokes him. ”It must be hard on you.”
Yan let his mother stroke his head as he nodded. His mother is still as understanding as ever. Although he's already an adult reaching 22 years old, he would always become a youth in front of his mother.
”Don't dwell on it for long. You still have your own life to live on,” Madam Qin smiled tenderly.
Yan nodded. He would not do something that stupid. After a beating from Soujin and a small warning from Jun Hua, he won't do something like that.
”Mother, I will soon take you out from here.”
Madam Qin stopped her hands. She shakes her head. ”You shouldn't do anything so dangerous. What would happen if your father knows that?”
”He won't,” Yan said calmly. ”Doesn't mother want to go out?”
Madam Qin nodded.
”Mother, you have known that I will soon take revenge, right? I will still do that,” Yan said in reassuring tone. ”I'm not a kid anymore.”
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11 years ago.
”Mother, stop it. It's hurt,” Little Yan said while wringing his hand. He has just gotten into fight with Soujin again and as always, he lost.
”Come on, be a good boy. It won't hurt that much,” Madam Qin sighed. Little Yan was really a playful kid. He would skip his lesson and play around everyday. Even with Soujin as his study partner, it didn't help him to be more diligent.
Little Yan curled up. He hated losing so much, but there was nothing he can do. Gritting his teeth, he said to himself that he will try to beat up that Soujin until the other party gave up.
The next day he went out to train with Soujin again. At that time, Yan was training with Soujin when a news came from the eunuch about his mother.
”I won't lose to you,” Little Yan said with loud voice.
Little Soujin just snorted. ”Why don't you try it?”
”Prince Yan, your mother! She was sent to the Cold Palace.”
Little Yan didn't know what is Cold Palace, but he knew that it's not a good place. Leaving Soujin who was still training, he rushed back home meet with his mother who was being taken away.
”Mother! Where are you taking him?”
”Hold the prince! Don't harm him.”
Madam Qin turned to Little Yan. ”Yan'er, stay in the Palace and be a good boy, okay?”
”Mother! Mother!”
No matter how many times he called, he can't meet with his mother anymore. That night, he locked himself up in his room, feeling sad and wronged.